For Adults interested in nourishing their faith. This list provides information about resources, events and online and face-to-face faith formation opportunities offered by the diocese and beyond.
For Alpha leaders, hosts and helpers: this list provides information about resources, events and training opportunities offered by the diocese and beyond.
For people interested in sharing their faith with Catholic students in state schools, and be kept up to date with resources and support provided by our Diocese, especially our formation and training program.
For those who would like to receive updates on upcoming Catholic Business Connections (CBC) events to enhance your faith-life and build your professional network.
For those who would like to respond to a welcome invitation to express your interest in joining a Diocesan Board or Committee.
For Families, especially children: this list provides information about resources, events and support for families being offered within and beyond the diocese.
A resource website containing thousands of faith formation videos, movies, programs, audio and books covering all aspects of our Catholic faith. Sign-up to this mail list in order to get your free access code!
For those who would like to learn more about how to leave a gift in your Will for your Parish, or a Diocesan ministry.
For ministers involved in celebration of the Mass and parish liturgy committees: This list provides information about resources, events and training opportunities offered by the diocese and beyond.
For men with a desire to grow in faith (and women) interested in receiving ongoing news on resources, upcoming events, and opportunities for men in the diocese and beyond.
For anyone involved in parish ministry: this list provides information about resources, events and training opportunities offered by the diocese and beyond.
For those involved in parish leadership or ministry coordination roles: this list provides information about leadership resources, events and training opportunities offered by the diocese and beyond.
Keeps you up to date with praise and worship events, music training and new music.
For those involved in faith sharing groups: this list ensures you’re up to date with this small group resource for faith sharing based around the Sunday Gospel.
For people interested in receiving updates and information about our weekly radio show hosted by Jude Hennessy, featuring great music, a weekly Sunday Gospel reflection, Catholic news updates, and brief 2-3 minute faith formation inputs from dynamic Catholic speakers.
For people interested in staying connected with what is going on in youth and young adult ministry, including: events in Secondary schools, regular regional worship, formation opportunities and an online show.
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Our diocesan logo is theologically rich and very succinct. As a hand, it depicts our mission as a diocese and as individuals within the diocese, of bearing (bringing, carrying) Christ’s love to one another and to the world around us. In this, we are the hand of Jesus Christ, and we are offering ourselves to him so that he might work through us.
We can be the bearers of his love only as a response to his call and in the strength of his grace. We are reminded of this in two ways—through the symbol of the dove (the Holy Spirit) also present in the logo, and by the incorporation of the cross that segments the logo. The presence of the cross is a reminder that bearing the love of Christ will inevitably cost us if we live it authentically. However, in the way that the Cross is the portent of redemption and life—an echo of the tree of life in the book of Genesis—so becoming bearers of the love of Christ will also bring us to life.
The four fingers of the hand also represent the four regions of our diocese. The first is blue representing the beautiful water of the Shoalhaven. The second is a blue and green combination representing the waters and escarpment of the Illawarra. The third is green depicting the hills and plains of the Macarthur. The fourth is dark green illustrating the forests of the Southern Highlands.
